Section 5 Information required
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Inland Waterways Ships, July 2022 - Part 3 Ship Structures (General) - Chapter 1 General - Section 5 Information required

Section 5 Information required

Parent topic: Chapter 1 General

5.1 General

5.1.1 The categories and lists of information required are given in Pt 3, Ch 1, 5.2 Plans.

5.1.2 Plans are generally to be submitted in quadruplicate but one copy only is necessary for supporting documents and calculations.

5.1.3 Plans are to contain all necessary information to define the structure fully, including construction details, equipment and systems as appropriate.

5.1.4 Additional requirements for individual ship types are given in subsequent Chapters.

5.2 Plans

5.2.1 Plans suitably detailed covering the following items so far as applicable are to be submitted:

  • Midship sections showing longitudinal and transverse material.
  • Profile and decks.
  • Shell expansion.
  • Oiltight and watertight bulkheads.
  • Propeller brackets.
  • Double bottom construction.
  • Pillars and girders.
  • Aft end construction.
  • Engine room construction.
  • Engine and thrust seatings.
  • Fore end construction.
  • Hatch cover construction.
  • Deck-houses and superstructures.
  • Sternframe.
  • Rudders, stocks, and tillers.
  • Cargo tanks, independent of the ship’s structure.
  • Support structure for cargo tanks independent of the ship’s structure.
  • Equipment.
  • Ice strengthening.
  • Welding.
  • Support structure for masts, derrick posts or cranes.
  • Loading manual.
  • Elevating wheelhouse systems

5.2.2 The following supporting documents are to be submitted:

  • General arrangement.
  • Capacity plan or equivalent information.
  • Lines plan or equivalent.

5.2.3 The following supporting calculations are to be submitted:

5.2.4 In cases where approval involves the use of computers, LR may require certain information to be given in a fixed format.

5.3 Plans to be supplied to the ship

5.3.1 To facilitate repairs and ordering of materials for that purpose it is recommended that plans be carried in the ship as indicated in Pt 3, Ch 1, 5.2 Plans 5.2.1 so far as applicable. In case hull structural material other than Grade ‘A’ steel is incorporated in the ship, the disposition of this material and grades should be indicated on the plans with details of specification and mechanical and/or chemical properties, with recommendations for welding, working and treatment as may be necessary.

5.4 Fire protection, detection and extinction

5.4.1 For information and plans required, see Pt 6, Ch 1 Control Engineering Systems.

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